EP 1968480 A1 20080917 - INFRARED DENTAL IMAGING
Title (en)
INFRARED DENTAL IMAGING
Title (de)
INFRAROT-DENTAL-BILDDARSTELLUNG
Title (fr)
IMAGERIE DENTAIRE A INFRAROUGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2006047056 W 20061208
- US 74880905 P 20051208
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2007134615A1] Dental imaging systems include an optical scanner that scans one or more interrogation beams across a portion of at least one tooth to produce a dentally modulated light flux associated with light scattering, absorption, or other interaction of the interrogation beam and a tooth interior. The dentally modulated light flux is detected and processed to produce picture information associated with the tooth. Interrogation wavelengths between 800 nm and 1800 nm can be used to provide images suitable for diagnosis and assessment of demineralization or other defects. Interrogation beams at one or more wavelengths can be used. Multiple detectors can be situated to receive dentally modulated light fluxes at different wavelengths or dentally modulated light fluxes with different directions or different locations. Markers at or on a tooth can be used to for depth determination. Index matching to the tooth can improve image quality.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A61B 1/063 (2013.01 - US); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01 - US); A61B 5/00 (2013.01 - KR); A61B 5/0086 (2013.01 - US); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2562/146 (2013.01 - US); A61B 2576/02 (2013.01 - US); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01 - EP US); A61C 19/04 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2007134615 A1 20070614; US 8556625 B2 20131015; BR PI0619485 A2 20111004; CA 2632557 A1 20070614; CA 2632557 C 20160614; CN 101365397 A 20090211; CN 101365397 B 20120418; EP 1968480 A1 20080917; EP 1968480 A4 20141210; EP 1968480 B1 20190123; JP 2009518139 A 20090507; KR 20080090415 A 20081008; RU 2008127230 A 20100120; US 2014186791 A1 20140703; US 2016345836 A1 20161201; US 9414750 B2 20160816; WO 2007067776 A1 20070614
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 63617706 A 20061208; BR PI0619485 A 20061208; CA 2632557 A 20061208; CN 200680052555 A 20061208; EP 06845120 A 20061208; JP 2008544558 A 20061208; KR 20087016642 A 20080708; RU 2008127230 A 20061208; US 2006047056 W 20061208; US 201314032127 A 20130919; US 201615237555 A 20160815